(phew!Try saying that in one breath!)
A litle bit more about the books
How I found out about the books
A warning if you decide not to read them
Redwall (1986)
Mossflower (1988)
Mattimeo (1989)
Mariel of Redwall (1991)
Salamandastron (1992)
Martin the Warrior (1993)
The Bellmaker (1994)
Outcast of Redwall (1995)
The Great Redwall Feast (1996)
The Pearls of Lutra (1996)
The Long Patrol (1997)
Marlfox (1998)
The Legend of Luke (1999)
Lord Brocktree (2000)
A Redwall Winter's Tale (Autumn 2001)
This is the order in which they were - or will be - published(see dates in brackets). It is a good idea to read them that way.
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The Redwall series is set in a sort of midiaeval time in a world completely occupied
by woodland animals that talk and act perfectly human.The first books' characters
are free roaming animals fighting tyrants and the like but in the next books they
build an abbey called Redwall Abbey (called thus because of the redstone walls)
which the name Redwall series came from.The books are very well written and once
you pick 'em up and read them it is hard to stop.(Truly, I'm not being one of those
stupid book reporters that must have a colection of phrases in a file like "could
not put it down" or "best book I have ever read").
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I was walking through the library with no books to read as I had for the past
weeks. I knew what type of book I wanted, "woodland creatures,fighting with
swords and the like" was the description when I suddenly saw a book, I picked
it up wondering if it was a good book. It was Martin the Warrior (so it had
to be a good book but I didn't know that then) I thoght hmmm I might as well
borrow that and I took it home and when I read it.....WOW.It was just
what I wanted. The End
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From what I have said so far Redwall may sound gory and bloodthirsty.No,they
are not like that.The creatures of the books are peaceloving.Try a book (preferably
Redwall as it is the first) and e-mail me at ivyfox@hotmail.com
and tell me what you think.
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The author is someone called Brian Jacques (pronounced "Jakes") who is a good author. He grew up in Liverpool
and was such a good author that when he wrote a story for his teacher he was caned for lying that he wrote it
when it was thought too good for someone his age to write.
You can write to him at:
REDWALL READERS CLUB
PO BOX 57
MOSSLEY HILL
L18 3NZ
U.K.
He answers every letter he receives but it may take a long time for him to get to your
letter. So be patient.
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Many thanks to The Official Redwall Site for much of the information on this page.